North St. Louis nightclub shooting sends two to the hospital

NORTH ST. LOUIS CITY, Mo. (KSDK) -- Two men were shot outside of a nightclub in the 5900 block of Martin Luther King Drive Sunday morning.

Police responded to north St. Louis city shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday. There were reports of two men, both 30 years old, with gunshot wounds in the parking lot located just outside of the club.

The two men tell police they heard gunshots and then felt pain. One man was shot in the stomach. He is in critical, but stable condition. The other victim was hit by a bullet in his left leg leaving him in serious condition. Both victims were transported to local hospitals.

Police are not releasing much information, but they do say they recovered a handgun from the scene of the incident. The investigation is ongoing. NewsChannel 5 will bring you more details as they becomes available.